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About Dehri Village

Dehri is a large village in Kukshi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,133, made up of 2,131 males and 2,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 708.87 hectares hectares.

Dehri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Kukshi
Area (hectares) 708.87 hectares
Population 4,133
Male Population 2,131
Female Population 2,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Dehri compares

By the 2011 count Dehri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 708.87 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Dehri

Dehri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dehri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dehri from other places

Dehri lies about 52 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dehri
Tehsil headquarters Kukshi 19 km
Nearest town Manāwar 19 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Road 26 km
District headquarters Dhar 52 km

Villages closest to Dehri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kukshi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dehri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehri village had a population of 4,133. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Dehri village has 2,131 males and 2,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehri has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Dehri covers 708.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dehri falls under Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dehri is Tanda Road, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dehri.

Dehri is about 52 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehri is in Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district. Kukshi is about 19 km away. Manāwar is about 19 km away. Tanda Road is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banki Dehri (under 2 km), Magarda (1.7 km) and Kutedi (3.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dehri today is likely to be higher.

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